Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges

by William Makepeace Thackeray

Oxford University Press

London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Copenhagen,

New York, Toronto, Melbourne, Cape Town,

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Contents

• [Introduction.]
• [The History Of Henry Esmond, Esq.]
• [Dedication.]
• [Preface. The Esmonds Of Virginia]
• [Book I. The Early Youth Of Henry Esmond, Up To The Time Of His Leaving Trinity College, In Cambridge]
• [Chapter I. An Account Of The Family Of Esmond Of Castlewood Hall]
• [Chapter II. Relates How Francis, Fourth Viscount, Arrives At Castlewood]
• [Chapter III. Whither In The Time Of Thomas, Third Viscount, I Had Preceded Him As Page To Isabella]
• [Chapter IV. I Am Placed Under A Popish Priest And Bred To That Religion.—Viscountess Castlewood]
• [Chapter V. My Superiors Are Engaged In Plots For The Restoration Of King James II]
• [Chapter VI. The Issue Of The Plots.—The Death Of Thomas, Third Viscount Of Castlewood; And The Imprisonment Of His Viscountess]
• [Chapter VII. I Am Left At Castlewood An Orphan, And Find Most Kind Protectors There]
• [Chapter VIII. After Good Fortune Comes Evil]
• [Chapter IX. I Have The Small-Pox, And Prepare To Leave Castlewood]
• [Chapter X. I Go To Cambridge, And Do But Little Good There]
• [Chapter XI. I Come Home For A Holiday To Castlewood, And Find A Skeleton In The House]
• [Chapter XII. My Lord Mohun Comes Among Us For No Good]
• [Chapter XIII. My Lord Leaves Us And His Evil Behind Him]
• [Chapter XIV. We Ride After Him To London]
• [Book II. Contains Mr. Esmond's Military Life, And Other Matters Appertaining To The Esmond Family]
• [Chapter I. I Am In Prison, And Visited, But Not Consoled There]
• [Chapter II. I Come To The End Of My Captivity, But Not Of My Trouble]
• [Chapter III. I Take The Queen's Pay In Quin's Regiment]
• [Chapter IV. Recapitulations]
• [Chapter V. I Go On The Vigo Bay Expedition, Taste Salt Water And Smell Powder]
• [Chapter VI. The 29th December]
• [Chapter VII. I Am Made Welcome At Walcote]
• [Chapter VIII. Family Talk]
• [Chapter IX. I Make The Campaign Of 1704]
• [Chapter X. An Old Story About A Fool And A Woman]
• [Chapter XI. The Famous Mr. Joseph Addison]
• [Chapter XII. I Get A Company In The Campaign Of 1706]
• [Chapter XIII. I Meet An Old Acquaintance In Flanders, And Find My Mother's Grave And My Own Cradle There]
• [Chapter XIV. The Campaign Of 1707, 1708]
• [Chapter XV. General Webb Wins The Battle Of Wynendael]
• [Book III. Containing The End Of Mr. Esmond's Adventures In England]
• [Chapter I. I Come To An End Of My Battles And Bruises]
• [Chapter II. I Go Home, And Harp On The Old String]
• [Chapter III. A Paper Out Of The “Spectator”]
• [Chapter IV. Beatrix's New Suitor]
• [Chapter V. Mohun Appears For The Last Time In This History]
• [Chapter VI. Poor Beatrix]
• [Chapter VII. I Visit Castlewood Once More]
• [Chapter VIII. I Travel To France And Bring Home A Portrait Of Rigaud]
• [Chapter IX. The Original Of The Portrait Comes To England]
• [Chapter X. We Entertain A Very Distinguished Guest At Kensington]
• [Chapter XI. Our Guest Quits Us As Not Being Hospitable Enough]
• [Chapter XII. A Great Scheme, And Who Balked It]
• [Chapter XIII. August 1st, 1714]
• [Appendix]
• [The English Humourists Of The Eighteenth Century]
• [Lecture The First. Swift]
• [Lecture The Second. Congreve And Addison]
• [Lecture The Third. Steele]
• [Lecture The Fourth. Prior, Gay, And Pope]
• [Lecture The Fifth. Hogarth, Smollett, And Fielding]
• [Lecture The Sixth. Sterne And Goldsmith]
• [The Georges]
• [The Poems]
• [Sketches Of Manners, Morals, Court And Town Life]
• [George The First]
• [George The Second]
• [George The Third]
• [George The Fourth]
• [Footnotes]

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Introduction.